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CITIES have long offered tax incentives to encourage companies to stay and newcomers to relocate. But another option is gaining currency in old manufacturing cities looking to prop up their struggling economies — homegrown nonprofit groups that nurture new businesses from the ground up. Skip to next paragraph One of the more innovative of thes Read More

Anyone in today's workplace knows what's wrong with business presentations and the software of choice for 99% of those giving them. Just about everyone has experienced Death by PowerPoint, and based on statistics, you have probably committed it on more than one occasion. Read More

Social media is an antidote for some of what ails media companies in economically challenging times. While it comes naturally for some, others must adjust their legacy operations and psyche. Read More

Portfolio.com's list of must-read blogs for CEOs and other chief executives. (If I met a CEO who read all of these, I'd be impressed.) Read More

Are they talking about your company? These Web sites allow your employees to rant about your company anonymously...online and in public. Read More

Interesting take on how to get almost instant notoriety and PR for your company on a shoe string. Read More

Think about all the awful, awkward, agonizing situations you've been in when there was an elephant in the room. Maybe the elephant is that you're nervous, maybe you're low in experience on a given issue, or maybe you're about to say something highly personal. Whatever's making everyone so uncomfortable, here's a tool you can use to Name It a Read More

Check out these top 100 blogs to help bolster your business acumen. HR World's list includes classics like top selling business authors Tom Peters, Charles H. Green, and Bob Sutton, along with some exciting new blogs that might surprise you. Read More

Developing a Marketing Plan is nothing more than setting goals and making a to-do list that will get you there. It's really not much different than planning a party. You're basically creating a plan for inviting more people you love to give you money and then tell other people why they should give you their money too. Sounds like a party to me. Read More

Interesting description of how personal branding can increase sales. Read More